oarsman

/ˈɔːzmən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːrzmən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯrz-mən/ (ame, mw)

oarsman — noun

  • oarsmansingular
  • oarsmenplural

1. a man who moves a boat through water by pulling on long wooden or plastic blades

1.名詞C1
釋義

a man who moves a boat through water by pulling on long wooden or plastic blades, usually as one member of a racing team.

例句

Lucas trained every morning on the river to become a stronger oarsman.

subject + train + to become + oarsman

Eight oarsmen sat in a long, narrow boat and waited for the starting signal.

oarsmen (plural) in a racing boat

同義詞
  • rower

    gender-neutral and more common in everyday English

  • oarswoman

    female equivalent of oarsman

  • sculler

    a rower who uses two light oars (sculls), one in each hand

  • crewman

    any male member of a boat's crew, not only the ones at the oars

文法句型

a skilled oarsman

veteran oarsman

an oarsman in a team/crew

用法筆記

Refers specifically to a man; for women, use 'oarswoman', and for a mixed or unspecified group, 'rower' is the gender-neutral term. Strongly associated with racing crews — a casual person rowing a small boat on holiday is usually called a 'rower' rather than an 'oarsman'.

常見錯誤

❌My sister is a talented oarsman.
✅My sister is a talented oarswoman.
💡use 'oarsman' only for a male rower; for a female, say 'oarswoman'.
❌I paddled a kayak and felt like an oarsman.
✅I paddled a kayak and felt like a paddler.
💡'oarsman' uses an oar fixed to the boat; a kayak or canoe uses a hand-held paddle.